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<emphasis id="B94B07520F18C718BABF882DB5D4FCF5" bold="true" box="[151,186,799,825]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">16.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B94B07520F18C718BAEA882CB4A0FCF5" bold="true" box="[194,462,798,825]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">Rhipicephalus cliffordi</emphasis>
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Afrotropical: 1)
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, 3)
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, 4)
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, 5)
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, 6)
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, 7)
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, 8)
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, 9)
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, 10)
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, 11)
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, 12)
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, 13)
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(
<bibRefCitation id="EFAEA6B10F18C718B8438855B6E0FC4D" author="Matthysse, J. G. &amp; Colbo, M. H." box="[619,910,871,897]" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" refId="ref229336" refString="Matthysse, J. G. &amp; Colbo, M. H. (1987) The ixodid ticks of Uganda. Entomological Society of America, College, Park, Maryland, 426 pp." type="book" year="1987">Matthysse &amp; Colbo 1987</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="EFAEA6B10F18C718B9B28855B14FFC4D" author="Morel, P. C." box="[922,1057,871,897]" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" refId="ref232231" refString="Morel, P. C. (2003) Les tiques d'Afrique et du Bassin mediterraneen (1965 - 1995). CIRAD-EMVT, 1342 pp." type="book" year="2003">Morel 2003</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="EFAEA6B10F18C718BE058855B06AFC4D" author="Pourrut, X. &amp; Emane, K. A. &amp; Camicas, J. L. &amp; Leroy, E. &amp; Gonzalez, J. P." box="[1069,1284,871,897]" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" pagination="465 - 471" refId="ref244172" refString="Pourrut, X., Emane, K. A., Camicas, J. L., Leroy, E. &amp; Gonzalez, J. P. (2011) Contribution to the knowledge of ticks (Acarina: Ixodidae) in Gabon. Acarologia, 51, 465 - 471. https: // doi. org / 10.1051 / acarologia / 20112028" type="journal article" year="2011">
Pourrut
<emphasis id="B94B07520F18C718BEA18855B1ADFC4D" box="[1161,1219,871,897]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">et al.</emphasis>
2011
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,
<bibRefCitation id="EFAEA6B10F18C718BF388855B596FC69" author="Uilenberg, G. &amp; Estrada-Pena, A. &amp; Thal, J." pageId="115" pageNumber="116" pagination="1 - 40" refId="ref260920" refString="Uilenberg, G., Estrada-Pena, A. &amp; Thal, J. (2013) Ticks of the Central African Republic. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 60, 1 - 40. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10493 - 012 - 9605 - 2" type="journal article" year="2013">
Uilenberg
<emphasis id="B94B07520F18C718BFA08855B5DAFC69" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">et al.</emphasis>
2013
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).
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<emphasis id="B94B07520F18C718BAEF889DB4A7FC05" box="[199,457,943,969]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">Rhipicephalus cliffordi</emphasis>
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was treated as a synonym of
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<emphasis id="B94B07520F18C718B936889DB10EFC05" box="[798,1120,943,969]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">Rhipicephalus pseudolongus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in
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Walker
<emphasis id="B94B07520F18C718BEF7889DB077FC05" box="[1247,1305,943,969]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">et al.</emphasis>
(2000)
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and
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, and it was not included in the list of ticks of the world by
<bibRefCitation id="EFAEA6B10F18C718B9E788E1B1C9FC21" author="Horak, I. G. &amp; Camicas, J. L. &amp; Keirans, J. E." box="[975,1191,979,1005]" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" pagination="27 - 54" refId="ref208667" refString="Horak, I. G., Camicas, J. L. &amp; Keirans, J. E. (2002) The Argasidae, Ixodidae and Nuttalliellidae (Acari: Ixodida): a world list of valid tick names. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 28, 27 - 54. https: // doi. org / 10.1023 / A: 1025381712339" type="journal article" year="2002">
Horak
<emphasis id="B94B07520F18C718BE3388E1B13DFC21" box="[1051,1107,979,1005]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">et al.</emphasis>
(2002)
</bibRefCitation>
. Conversely,
<bibRefCitation id="EFAEA6B10F18C718BF1488E1B44EFBDD" author="Camicas, J. L. &amp; Hervy, J. P. &amp; Adam, F. &amp; Morel, P. C." pageId="115" pageNumber="116" refId="ref179770" refString="Camicas, J. L., Hervy, J. P., Adam, F. &amp; Morel, P. C. (1998) Les tiques du monde. Nomenclature, stades decrits, hotes, repartition (Acarida, Ixodida). Orstom, Paris, 233 pp." type="book" year="1998">
Camicas
<emphasis id="B94B07520F18C718BABF88C5B5A0FBDD" box="[151,206,1015,1041]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">et al.</emphasis>
(1998)
</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="EFAEA6B10F18C718BB0388C5B765FBDD" author="Pourrut, X. &amp; Emane, K. A. &amp; Camicas, J. L. &amp; Leroy, E. &amp; Gonzalez, J. P." box="[299,523,1015,1041]" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" pagination="465 - 471" refId="ref244172" refString="Pourrut, X., Emane, K. A., Camicas, J. L., Leroy, E. &amp; Gonzalez, J. P. (2011) Contribution to the knowledge of ticks (Acarina: Ixodidae) in Gabon. Acarologia, 51, 465 - 471. https: // doi. org / 10.1051 / acarologia / 20112028" type="journal article" year="2011">
Pourrut
<emphasis id="B94B07520F18C718BBAD88C5B4D2FBDD" box="[389,444,1015,1041]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">et al.</emphasis>
(2011)
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and
<bibRefCitation id="EFAEA6B10F18C718B81788C5B655FBDD" author="Uilenberg, G. &amp; Estrada-Pena, A. &amp; Thal, J." box="[575,827,1015,1041]" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" pagination="1 - 40" refId="ref260920" refString="Uilenberg, G., Estrada-Pena, A. &amp; Thal, J. (2013) Ticks of the Central African Republic. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 60, 1 - 40. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10493 - 012 - 9605 - 2" type="journal article" year="2013">
Uilenberg
<emphasis id="B94B07520F18C718B89C88C5B785FBDD" box="[692,747,1015,1041]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">et al.</emphasis>
(2013)
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treated
<taxonomicName id="4C3FA0C30F18C718B9BB88C5B1FCFBDD" authorityName="Morel" authorityYear="1965" box="[915,1170,1015,1041]" class="Arachnida" family="Ixodidae" genus="Rhipicephalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ixodida" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cliffordi">
<emphasis id="B94B07520F18C718B9BB88C5B1FCFBDD" box="[915,1170,1015,1041]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">Rhipicephalus cliffordi</emphasis>
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as a valid species.
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Guglielmone
<emphasis id="B94B07520F18C718BB298F29B454FBF9" box="[257,314,1051,1077]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">et al.</emphasis>
(2009)
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noted the absence of
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comparisons between
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<emphasis id="B94B07520F18C718B99F8F29B1D6FBF9" box="[951,1208,1051,1077]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">Rhipicephalus cliffordi</emphasis>
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and related species, maintaining the validity of this name, a position also supported in
<bibRefCitation id="EFAEA6B10F18C718B9508F0DB1D4FB95" author="Guglielmone, A. A. &amp; Nava, S." box="[888,1210,1087,1113]" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" pagination="1 - 256" refId="ref198957" refString="Guglielmone, A. A. &amp; Nava, S. (2014) Names for Ixodidae (Acari: Ixodoidea): valid, synonyms, incertae sedis, nomina dubia, nomina nuda, lapsus, incorrect and suppressed names - with notes on confusions and misidentifications. Zootaxa, 3767, 1 - 256. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3767.1.1" type="journal article" year="2014">Guglielmone &amp; Nava (2014)</bibRefCitation>
and Guglielmone
<emphasis id="B94B07520F18C718BFA08F0DB5DAFBB1" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">et al.</emphasis>
(2014, 2020). The confusion that attends the morphological identification of
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<emphasis id="B94B07520F18C718BE208F51B069FBB1" box="[1032,1287,1123,1149]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">Rhipicephalus cliffordi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3FA0C30F18C718BF3B8F51B453FB6C" class="Arachnida" family="Ixodidae" genus="Rhipicephalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ixodida" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="compositus">
<emphasis id="B94B07520F18C718BF3B8F51B453FB6C" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">Rhipicephalus compositus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3FA0C30F18C718BB638FB5B753FB6D" box="[331,573,1159,1185]" class="Arachnida" family="Ixodidae" genus="Rhipicephalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ixodida" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="longus">
<emphasis id="B94B07520F18C718BB638FB5B753FB6D" box="[331,573,1159,1185]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">Rhipicephalus longus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3FA0C30F18C718B8638FB5B6E2FB6D" authorityName="Santos Dias" authorityYear="1953" box="[587,908,1159,1185]" class="Arachnida" family="Ixodidae" genus="Rhipicephalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ixodida" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pseudolongus">
<emphasis id="B94B07520F18C718B8638FB5B6E2FB6D" box="[587,908,1159,1185]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">Rhipicephalus pseudolongus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C3FA0C30F18C718B9EB8FB5B196FB6D" authorityName="Koch" authorityYear="1844" box="[963,1272,1159,1185]" class="Arachnida" family="Ixodidae" genus="Rhipicephalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ixodida" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="senegalensis">
<emphasis id="B94B07520F18C718B9EB8FB5B196FB6D" box="[963,1272,1159,1185]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">Rhipicephalus senegalensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was discussed by
<bibRefCitation id="EFAEA6B10F18C718BA928F99B4F5FB09" author="Walker, J. B. &amp; Keirans, J. E. &amp; Horak, I. G." box="[186,411,1195,1221]" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" refId="ref263510" refString="Walker, J. B., Keirans, J. E. &amp; Horak, I. G. (2000) The genus Rhipicephalus (Acari: Ixodidae): a guide to the brown ticks of the world. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 643 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.1017 / CBO 9780511661754" type="book" year="2000">
Walker
<emphasis id="B94B07520F18C718BB398F99B427FB09" box="[273,329,1195,1221]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">et al.</emphasis>
(2000)
</bibRefCitation>
and
<bibRefCitation id="EFAEA6B10F18C718BBF98F99B7BFFB09" author="Uilenberg, G. &amp; Estrada-Pena, A. &amp; Thal, J." box="[465,721,1195,1221]" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" pagination="1 - 40" refId="ref260920" refString="Uilenberg, G., Estrada-Pena, A. &amp; Thal, J. (2013) Ticks of the Central African Republic. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 60, 1 - 40. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10493 - 012 - 9605 - 2" type="journal article" year="2013">
Uilenberg
<emphasis id="B94B07520F18C718B86F8F99B7EEFB09" box="[583,640,1195,1221]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">et al.</emphasis>
(2013)
</bibRefCitation>
.
</paragraph>
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The geographic distribution of
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<emphasis id="B94B07520F18C718B8038FFDB643FB25" box="[555,813,1231,1257]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">Rhipicephalus cliffordi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is chiefly based on
<bibRefCitation id="EFAEA6B10F18C718BE3E8FFDB1DEFB25" author="Morel, P. C." box="[1046,1200,1231,1257]" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" refId="ref232231" refString="Morel, P. C. (2003) Les tiques d'Afrique et du Bassin mediterraneen (1965 - 1995). CIRAD-EMVT, 1342 pp." type="book" year="2003">Morel (2003)</bibRefCitation>
, who cited many records of this tick published under the names of related species. As a result, our understanding of the range of
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<emphasis id="B94B07520F18C718BF7E8FC1B435FAFD" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">Rhipicephalus cliffordi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
should be considered provisional.
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